Finding Aid for Paul Martin Zonn Music and Papers, 1950-2000 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Paul Martin Zonn Music and Papers, 1950-2000

ID: 12/5/35

Primary Creator: Zonn, Paul Martin, 1938- (1938-2000)

Extent: 28.45 cubic feet

Arrangement: The collection is organized into six series. The material is arranged alphabetically or chronologically by date, where applicable.

Date Acquired: 11/17/2004. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Faculty Papers, Music, School of, Music - United States, Music Composition

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of sheet music, publicity, programs, correspondence, education materials, photographs and sound recordings that document Paul Martin Zonn's career as a composer, conductor, clarinetist, and educator.

Series 1: Sheet Music, ca. 1955 - 1998 (Boxes 1 - 26 and 41)

Contains Paul Zonn's original compositions, his jazz arrangements, and his Mandolin Ensemble arrangements, compositions written for him and his various performing ensembles, and method books. The music is arranged alphabetically by size and then by styles. Cross referencing between locations is indicated with the use of brackets, [ : ]. The first number identifies the box and the second identifies the folder. Of special note is his "Ultimate Nimbus" written for Clarinet Trio.

Series 2: Publicity, ca. 1950s - 2004 (Boxes 26 - 32, and 38 - 41)

Contains concert programs divided into important performances or performance venues, program notes, concert flyers, press releases, newpaper and magazine publicity, photographs, and sound recordings. The material is arranged by type and each type is then arranged chronologically. Legal sized material is in box 38 and oversized materials in boxes 39 and 41.

Series 3: Correspondence, ca. 1957 - 1999 (Boxes 33 - 34, and 38)

Contains correspondence between Paul Zonn and contemporary composers and educators, various performing ensembles, Universities, publishing companies and radio stations. The material is arranged alphabetically by the writer. Of note are commissions for compositions made by several professional orchestras and chamber ensembles.

Series 4: Education, ca. 1955 - 1998 (Boxes 35 - 37, 38, and 40)

Contains Paul Zonn's classroom materials, published articles, and grant and fellowship proposals. Also contained here is the work of his students. The material is arranged chronologically. Of note is a paper by Daniel Perantoni, former Professor of Tuba at the Unversity of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.

Series 5: Ephemera, ca. 1930s - 2004 (Boxes 37 - 39)

Contains material from Paul Zonn's high school years, college transcripts and commencement programs, memorial service programs, family photographs and history, and autographs from two famous composers.

Series 6: Sound Recordings, 1957 - 1990 (Boxes 41 - 53)

Organized in two sub-series: Sub-Series 1: Zonn Recordings and Sub-Series 2: Other Recordings.Â Sub-series 1 includes recordings of Paul Zonn's compositions, performances, and conducting and of Wilma Zonn's performances. Organized in chronological order where dates are provided and then arranged alphabetical order by composer, title, ensemble or event where dates are not provided. Sub-series 1 includes recordings of compositions, performances and conducting by others. It too is organized in chronological order where dates are provided and then in alphabetical order by composer, title, ensemble or event where dates are not provided.

Biographical Note

Paul Martin Zonn (1938-2000), modern clarinetist, composer, conductor, educator, gourmet chef, and cutup, graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor's degree in Music in1958, the University of Iowa with a Master of Arts degree in 1965, and a Master of Fine Arts in Composition in 1966. He then started his music career as a Fellow of the Center for Creative and Performing Arts at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1966-67), following with the post of Composer-in-Residence and Conductor of the Grinnell Symphony at Grinnell College (1967-70). He was then appointed Professor of Composition at the School of Music at the University of Illinois, where he retired in 1995 after serving as chairman for the Composition-Theory Division for several years.

Zonn began composing in his early teens and by the end of his life he had produced over 120 musical works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, jazz and mandolin bands, and a variety of instrumental solos. As an innovator in music, he performed, conducted and composed classical, jazz, country, bluegrass, and avant-garde music with equal enthusiasm. In describing his own music Zonn wrote, "My compositions have always been concerned with the very new and the old and the integration of diverse elements? I use the many languages of world music and try to bind them together." He received numerous awards during his lifetime from the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Illinois' Center for Advanced Studies. He also performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Ravinia, and the Library of Congress.

Subject/Index Terms

Faculty Papers
Music, School of
Music - United States
Music Composition

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: November 17, 2004 and February 4, 2005. The sound recordings were transferred to the Sousa Archives on April 6, 2021. Three different editions of Chroma for Oboe and Piano, program notes, and a program featuring the piece were transferred to the Sousa Archives on May 24, 2023.

Access Restrictions: None.

Acquisition Method: The music and papers were donated to the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by Wilma Zonn on November 17, 2004.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Sheet Music, 1955-1998],
[Series 2: Publicity, 1950s-2004],
[Series 3: Correspondence, 1957-1999],
[Series 4: Education, 1955-1998],
[Series 5: Ephemera, 1930s-2004],
[Series 6: Sound Recordings, 1957-1990],
[All]

Series 3: Correspondence, 1957-1999

Contains correspondence between Paul Zonn and contemporary composers and educators, various performing ensembles, Universities, publishing companies and radio stations.

Sub-Series 1: Composers and Individuals

Box 33: Correspondence: A - K

Folder 1: Albers, Bradley, 1982
Folder 2: Aldrich, Romena, ca. 1990
Folder 3: Alpert, Daniel, 1982
Folder 5: Anderson, John, ca. 1970s
Folder 6: Apfelstadt, Marc, 1993
Folder 8: Arnstein, Charlotte, 1987
Folder 9: Babbitt, Milton, 1966 - 1980
Folder 10: Baker, Claude, 1981, 1990
Folder 11: Barkin, Elaine, Undated
Folder 12: Bassett, Leslie, 1985
Folder 13: Bays, Robert, 1987 - 1992
Folder 14: Bean, Calvert Jr., 1972, 1998
Folder 15: Beck, Ken, 1996
Folder 16: Benward, Bruce, Undated
Folder 17: Berry, Rob, Undated
Folder 18: Billman, David, 1998
Folder 19: Bitter, John, 1957-59
Folder 21: Blankenship, Shirley, 1994
Folder 23: Boncer, Bill, 1991
Folder 24: Bowlby, Tim, 1998
Folder 25: Bowler, Bill & Jim Silvers, 1996
Folder 27: Brandt, Ann, 1997
Folder 28: Brooks, Richard, 1979
Folder 29: Brown, Ann, 1987
Folder 30: Brown, John, 1980
Folder 31: Brun, Herbert, 1976
Folder 32: Bruneau, Agnes, 1982
Folder 33: Bunger, Richard, 1970
Folder 34: Butter, Steve, Undated
Folder 35: Calbrese, Rosalie, 1978, 1988
Folder 36: Campbell, Griffen, 1994
Folder 37: Campbell, Jim, 1988
Folder 38: Canton, Benjamin, 1991-92
Folder 39: Caravan, Ronald, 1974
Folder 40: Carson, Steve & Michelle Myers, 1989
Folder 42: Chaffee, Cindy & Norman Foster, 1980
Folder 43: Chamberlain, Bob, Undated
Folder 49: Cochran, Marilyn, 1969
Folder 50: Connelly, Justin, 1967
Folder 51: Cowley, David, 1999
Folder 52: Cox, Paul, 1997
Folder 53: Craft, Leo, 1971
Folder 54: Cuthbert, Kenneth, 1966
Folder 55: Daping, Qin, ca. 1980s
Folder 56: Defolis, Bill, 1972
Folder 57: De La Mare, Philippe R., 1964
Folder 58: De Roche, Don, 1981
Folder 59: Dierks, Donald, 1963-64
Folder 60: Donahue, Maggie, 1998
Folder 61: Dorn, Ken, 1971
Folder 62: Downey, John, 1999
Folder 63: Druckman, Jacob, 1972
Folder 64: Duffie, Bruce, 1993-94
Folder 65: Duffy, John, 1977
Folder 66: Dzuiba, Mark, Undated
Folder 67: Eberhard, Dennis, 1978-79, 1984
Folder 68: Errante, Gerald, 1970, 1987
Folder 69: Fairlie, Margaret, 1965
Folder 70: Fauchet, Bernard, 1981, 1987
Folder 71: Fennelly, Brian, 1992
Folder 72: Ferrito, John, 1970
Folder 73: Ford, Mark, 1987
Folder 74: Foss, Lukas, 1979
Folder 75: Foster, George, Undated
Folder 76: Foster, Norman, 1995
Folder 77: Freund, Don, 1979-80
Folder 78: Frith, Barbara, 1989
Folder 79: Fry, James, 1995
Folder 80: Furrer, Franz, 1972-75
Folder 81: Garcia, Orlando, 1995
Folder 82: Gilbert, Dale, 1979
Folder 83: Goddard, Robert, 1965
Folder 84: Gonzalez, Luis, 1979
Folder 85: Goodman, Bernard, 1974
Folder 86: Graham, Marcha, 1967
Folder 87: Gray, Skip, 1992
Folder 88: Greene, Richard, 1998
Folder 89: Grinnell College, 1968
Folder 91: Grye, Steven, 1995
Folder 92: Guinjoan, Joan, 1980
Folder 93: Hackbarth, Glenn, 1980
Folder 94: Hageman, Thomas, 1974
Folder 95: Hanks, Nancy, Undated
Folder 96: Hare, Clayton, 1964
Folder 97: Harris, Donald, 1977
Folder 98: Hasden, Wesley, 1979
Folder 99: Hellerman, Bill, 1970
Folder 100: Helm, Eugene, 1965
Folder 101: Hipp, William, 1998
Folder 102: Hoitenga, Camilla, 1994
Folder 103: Hopkins, John, 1975
Folder 104: Humble, Keith, 1974
Folder 105: Hutcheson, Jere, 1992
Folder 106: Igelsrud, Douglas, 1980
Folder 110: Jaffe, David, 1987
Folder 112: Johnston, Ben, 1973-1992
Folder 113: Johnston, Lori, 1992
Folder 114: Juscki, Steve, Undated
Folder 115: Kalogeras, Alexandros, 1993
Folder 116: Karling, William, 1986 - 1998
Folder 117: Kennedy, James, 1966
Folder 118: Kramer, Jonathon, 1977, 1980
Folder 119: Krosnick, Joel, 1965, 1982, 1997

Box 34: Correspondence: L - Z; Unidentified

Folder 1: LaBerge, Ann, Undated
Folder 2: Laib, Susa, 1995
Folder 3: Larsen, Elizabeth, 1990
Folder 5: Levandosli, Eileen, 1988
Folder 6: Levine, Renee, 1975
Folder 7: Liebman, Judith, 1995
Folder 8: Lipp, Charles, 1972
Folder 9: Lowrey, George & Mary, 1983
Folder 10: Lundegard, Anders, 1994
Folder 11: Mandat, Eric, 1989
Folder 12: Marietan, Pierre, Undated
Folder 13: Marsh, Peter, 1966-67
Folder 14: Martin, Kathryn, 1994
Folder 15: Martino, Donald, 1976
Folder 16: Martirano, Salvatore, 1974
Folder 17: Marx, Angelina & Josef, 1963, 1969
Folder 18: McClellan, William, 1991
Folder 19: McDonald, Larry, 1972
Folder 20: Mercer, Janis, 1992
Folder 22: Mischakoff, Anne, 1972
Folder 23: Mohr, Terry, 1981
Folder 24: Monroe, Horton, 1987
Folder 25: Moses, Don, 1988
Folder 32: Opperman, Kal, 1976
Folder 34: Ozimek, Ken, 1999
Folder 35: Patterson, Ben, 1972
Folder 36: Peterson, Larry, 1980
Folder 37: Pettibone, Lillian, 1963
Folder 38: Pfischner, Janet, 1986
Folder 39: Plumme, Kathryn, 1988
Folder 40: Pole, Karl, 1976
Folder 41: Powell, Morgan, 1970s, 1987
Folder 42: Radel, Kathryn, 1962
Folder 43: Rauche, Anthony, 1976
Folder 45: Richey, Rebecca, 1997
Folder 46: Rollin, Robert, 1985
Folder 47: Roy, James Jr., 1978
Folder 48: Saburn, Kenneth, 1975
Folder 49: Sandroff, Howard, 1990
Folder 50: Satterthwaite, Helen, 1991
Folder 51: Schechter, Nancy, 1998
Folder 52: Schott, Robert, 1974
Folder 53: Schuster, Sylvia, 1967
Folder 54: Schwartz, Elliot, 1978-98
Folder 55: Scott, Cleve, 1978
Folder 56: Sherr, Laurence, 1972, 1989
Folder 57: Sherrill, Byde, 1999
Folder 58: Shrude, Marilyn, 1993
Folder 59: Silvers, Jim, 1995
Folder 60: Smith, Malcolm, Undated
Folder 61: Snyder, Hazel, 1962
Folder 65: Staley, James, 1995
Folder 66: Stefanesau, Iouat, 1996
Folder 67: Stein, Leonard, 1976
Folder 68: Stephens, Suzie, 1977
Folder 69: Stout, Alan, 1969
Folder 70: Swegle, Connie, 1972
Folder 71: Tanaka, Kenji, Undated
Folder 74: Tezak, Mark, 1978
Folder 75: Thies, David, 1983
Folder 76: Thomas, Augusta Read, 1992
Folder 77: Thurmaie, Dave, 1996
Folder 78: Tisne, Antoine, 1982
Folder 79: Tower, Joan, ca. 1980s
Folder 82: Turetzsky, Bertram, Undated
Folder 89: Vander Slice, John, 1976
Folder 90: Weait, Christopher, 1977, 1979
Folder 91: Weise, Chris, 1997
Folder 92: Whalon, Marion, 1963
Folder 93: White, Gary, 1977
Folder 94: White, Jay, 1991, 1993
Folder 95: Wiggins, Bill, 1989
Folder 97: Williams, Jan, 1969
Folder 98: Wilson, Verne, 1965
Folder 99: Wishart, Trevor, 1970
Folder 100: Woods, Porter, Undated
Folder 101: Wooldridge, David, 1972
Folder 102: Wuorinen, Charles, 1966
Folder 103: Yeh, John, 1996
Folder 105: Zierolf, Lindsay, 1992
Folder 106: Zonn, Paul & Andrea, ca. 1980
Folder 107: Zucek, Michael, 1978
Folder 109: Complaint Against Music 104: Kuennen, Lyons, & Ulrich, 1979
Folder 110: Unidentified, ca. 1970s-1999

Box 38: Correspondence: F

Folder 19: Furer, Franz, ca. 1970

Sub-Series 2: Chamber Ensembles and Orchestras

Box 33

Folder 7: Ariel Chamber Players & Erika Kiesantte, 1984
Folder 20: The Blair String Quartet & Christian Teal, 1987
Folder 45: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & Jon Kramer, 1988
Folder 46: Ciosoni & Bobbi Morris, 1990
Folder 47: Ciosoni & Roulette Intermedium, Inc., 1990
Folder 48: Cleveland Chamber Symphony & Thoburn, 1996

Box 34

Folder 26: The Nashville Symphony & Lynn Kittel, 1994
Folder 31: Oakland Symphony Orchestra Association, Undated
Folder 33: Opryland & Alan Kearting, 1988
Folder 64: Springfield Symphony (Illinois) & Daniel Spreckelmeyer, 1974

Sub-Series 3: Universities and Other Learning Institutions

Box 33

Folder 26: Bowling Green University, 1995
Folder 41: Central Missouri State University & Halen, 1979
Folder 90: Grinnell College & Joseph Wall, 1970
Folder 107: Interlochen Center for the Arts & Hank Tilbury, 1990
Folder 111: Johns Hopkins University & Miller, 1968

Box 34

Folder 21: Miami University (Ohio) & Sheppard, 1981
Folder 30: Northwestern University & Center for Advanced Study, Undated
Folder 44: Reed College & John Hancock, 1963
Folder 63: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale & Bottje, 1977
Folder 83: University of Hartford & Ed Hermeate, 1981
Folder 84: University of Illinois, 1970, 1978, & 1983
Folder 85: University of Illinois & James Scott, 1998
Folder 86: University of Illinois & Harvey Spapleton, 1988
Folder 87: University of Iowa & Himie Voxman, 1965
Folder 88: University of the State of New York, 1959

Sub-Series 4: Organizations

Box 33

Folder 4: American String Teachers Association & Robert Klotman, 1989, 1993
Folder 22: B.M.I. & Ralph Jackson, 1998
Folder 44: Chicago Cultural Center Concert Series, 1992
Folder 108: International Clarinet Association & Howard Klug, 1993-95
Folder 109: International Clarinet Society & Linda Pierce, 1987, 1991

Box 34

Folder 4: Leblanc & Vito Pascucci, 1961
Folder 27: National Endowment for the Arts, 1975
Folder 28: National Public Radio & Calland, 1973
Folder 29: Newport Classics, 1996
Folder 62: Sony Classical & Rosemary Holland, 1997
Folder 72: Tennessee All-Middle, Junior & Senior High Orchestras, 1996
Folder 73: Tennessee Music Teachers Association, 1991
Folder 80: Tromba Publications, 1976
Folder 81: Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association & Winston Morris, 1974
Folder 96: WILL Public Radio (IL) & Nancy Stagg, 1994, 1998
Folder 104: Young Audiences of Portland, Oregeon & Marjorie Butler, 1963
Folder 108: Zuma Records, Inc. & Allan Segall, 1995